Phil Donahue Making Anti-War Feature

[Starbucks Anarchist]

Source: IMDB

Former talk-show host Phil Donahue is using his own financial resources to produce a feature-length documentary, Body of War, about Tomas Young, who enlisted in the Army the day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and was wounded in Baghdad shortly thereafter, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. In an interview appearing in Meadow's Country Capitalist, Donohue indicated that he hopes that the film will have a theatrical release. "I've never done this before," he added. "Will it be good enough for the 'plexes and is that the best way to go? I don't now." Donohue said that he plans to give all profits to the film to Young. "This film tells the story about whom we have put in harm's way. The next time someone wants to land on an aircraft carrier, I want him to meet Tomas Young -- the real patriot. ... If anyone deserves to be heard, it's Tomas Young -- he has paid the price and we have a responsibility to listen to him."

Read more: http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2007-06-07/#2

[Cetacea]

1. May I be the first.

K+R

[maddezmom]

2. good on him

K&R

[Dervill Crow]

3. And another K&R.

[stellanoir]

4. "Creatrix" bless those who

still posess conscious and can manage to infuse the national dialogue with intellect and reason.

[Cha]

5. Oh Sweet! How good to have

Phil Donahue in your corner on an anti-bushit war project such as this!~


Recommended!~

[liberalnurse]

17. Have you seen the DU photo gallery?

http://www.flickr.com/groups/democraticunderground

[Cha]

24. Thank you, liberalnurse for

this link to DU's photo gallery that I have not seen.

Great pics you've taken..I especially like the one of you and Cindy!

I see you're a Hillary fan now. :)

[Tarheel_Dem]

6. Kick for Donahue & Tomas Young.....n/t

[Tesla]

7. I love Phil

He and his wife are class acts!

[liberalnurse]

10. Hi Sweetie!

I posted a picture of me an Phil from the Campaign! I have more picture if you want them...

Stephanie, Johnny Jack and I went to the State Dinner last month. We had front row seats!

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. Awesome!

I know Tomas Young. He is a neat guy. I am really glad to hear this.

[liberalnurse]

11. Let's kick and recommend this thread!

A founding progressive is taking this faux war to the people.

[proud2BlibKansan]

16. Good idea!

[liberalnurse]

9. He is a Hero of mine!

He is loved in Dayton Ohio!

[ThatsMyBarack]

15. Gee, that spread looks tasty!

:9

[liberalnurse]

18. We all pitched in and prepared the goodies!

I love the group energy! We had 3 other tables of food...and a full bar! Here is a real crowd pleaser!

" Dead Elephant Cookies".




:kick: :rofl:

[BikeWriter]

12. K&R for America's Heros!

[BulletproofLandshark]

13. If "Body Of War" makes it to my local theater

I'll be the first in line. I can't applaud Phil Donahue enough for wanting to shine a light on the human cost of war. I only hope any success this film will have may prove to provide some vindication for Donahue after the way MSNBC decided one dissenting voice against the march to war was too many.

[in_cog_ni_to]

14. " he plans to give all profits to the film to Young" Only a Liberal would be so kind.

I just love Phil Donahue! I loved watching his show that was taped in Chicago. Never missed it! Donahue's show is how Nader became so famous. Nader was on all the time with his consumer advocacy product reviews. I really miss him being on TeeVee.:(


The next time someone wants to land on an aircraft carrier, I want him to meet Tomas Young -- the real patriot. ... If anyone deserves to be heard, it's Tomas Young -- he has paid the price and we have a responsibility to listen to him."

Freakin' better believe it, Phil.

[Bjorn Against]

19. I can't wait to see it, it sounds really powerful

Phil Donahue is a great man, he deserves to get his show which was wrongfully taken from him back.

[pberq]

20. Kick & Nominated

[happygoluckytoyou]

21. THE REAL DOCTOR PHIL

i'll pay for the movie even if i walk into another theater....

[Dystopian]

22. K&R.....thanks for posting.....eom

[Just-plain-Kathy]

23. I LOVE PHIL DONOHUE!!!

...I'll always remember how his show was cancelled. It was during Bush's run up to invading Iraq. ...a guest on his show spoke about Cheney's Halliburton making "73 million" off of the Gulf War. Three days later the Donohue show was history due to "poor ratings".

Just like Cross Fire...as much as that show was bs, it was one of the few that gave voice to reason.

[Liberty Belle]

25. Ratings were fine on Phil's show. A leaked memo later showed why MSNBC fired him...

...It was because they were afraid he would embarrass them with anti-war talk at a time when the mood of the country was rah-rah patriotism in the lead-up to the Iraq invasion. Donahue told us this at the National Media Reform Conference in Memphis. God forbid the network should've let us hear the truth.

[orleans]

26. interesting. haven't heard about him for awhile. what's marlo doing? n/t

[SeattleGirl]

27. Excellent!

I bet it will be good.

[mistertrickster]

28. He could always distribute it by house parties . . . Brave New Theater style

That's how our DFA (Democracy for America) group showed Robert Greenwald's "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price" and "Iraq for Sale--The War Profiteers."

We book local libraries and colleges as venues . . . free of charge.